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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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